☝️ Key Points
- The song describes a difficult relationship and simultaneous struggle with drug problems
- The singer experiences a discrepancy in how he views his relationship and has difficulty communicating his feelings
- It shows a deep reflection on himself and the feeling of being lost in the relationship
- The mention of 'lucid dreams' could be a metaphor for the awareness of his situation and the inability to change it
- He hints at his dependence on codeine to cope with his emotional pain
Interpretation
The song 'Lucid (Loves Homage)' by
t-low is an honest and heart-wrenching portrayal of the emotional turbulence someone goes through who is in a difficult relationship and simultaneously struggling with drug problems.
In the repeated lines 'Yeah, I love and I lose her' the singer expresses his dilemma. Although he loves the person, he has difficulty keeping them. 'Cause I don't see what you see' suggests a discrepancy in perspective. He can't understand what the other person sees in him or expects from him.
In the line 'My dreams are lucid' he could be referring to lucid dreams, which are a state where one is aware that they are dreaming and even has control over their dreams. This could be a metaphor for being aware of his reality but having difficulty changing it.
'You didn't get clear with me, I didn't get clear with you' shows the incompatibility in the relationship. He acknowledges 'You made another person out of me / But that person isn't me, I need space', indicating that he has lost himself in the relationship and needs space to find himself again.
In the lines 'I give myself codeine and also goose, bitch, until my heart bleeds' he shows his dependence on drugs as a means to cope with his emotional pain.
Overall, the song is a sad portrayal of someone trapped in a painful relationship and simultaneously battling addiction issues, leading to a state of inner turmoil and self-destruction.